Samia language

"Songa language" redirects here. For the purported Songa language of DRC, see Buyu language.

Samia
Olusaamia
Native to	Uganda, Kenya
Region	Busia District and Busia County
Ethnicity	Abasamia
Native speakers	480,000 (2002 & 2009 censuses)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Bantu Northeast Bantu Great Lakes Bantu Masaba–Luhya Luhya Samia
Dialects	Samia Songa (?)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	lsm
Glottolog	saam1283
Guthrie code	JE.34,343[2]

Samia (Saamia) is a Bantu language spoken by the Luhya people of Uganda and Kenya. Ethnologue includes Songa as a dialect, but it may be a separate language.^[3]

See also

• Luhya language

References

1. Samia at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
2. Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
3. Maho (2009)